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Italy

Podcast Episode: European Bike Tour

December 6, 2019April 24, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Podcast europe bike tour

As we prepare for our bike tour in Italy, we’ve been catching up on expert opinions and industry news about touring by bicycle. This is a relatively new form of … Read more

Categories Active Travel, Europe, Italy Tags Audio, Bike tours

Training for a Bike Tour in Italy, Kris and Tom Style

December 6, 2019April 19, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Training Italy Bike Tour

Twenty days before we start our Italy bike tour, we address the more practical side of things. Are we ready for a bike tour? Here’s how we’re training and preparing.

Categories Active Travel, Cycling, Europe, Italy, Packing Tips, Travel Tips Tags Apulia, Bike tours

Planning Your First Europe Bike Tour

December 7, 2019April 1, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Travel Stories bike tours

Planning for your first European bike tour? Your only problem is that your alternatives for terrain, lodging, food, routes and whether to go guided or self-guided are unlimited.

Categories Active Travel, Cycling, Europe, France, Italy, Travel Tips Tags Bike tours

28 Things to Do and See in Rome

September 5, 2023March 12, 2018 by Tom Bartel
italy rome forum temple saturn

When you think of things to do in Rome, keep one main thing in mind. Rome is the capital city of Western Art. There, I said it. Yes, there is … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Europe, History Travel, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Vatican City Tags rome

The Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily

October 20, 2020February 23, 2018 by Tom Bartel
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The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily is yet another manifestation of the Greeks’ rightful place at the head of Western Civilization.

Categories Europe, Greece, History Travel, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy

August 30, 2018February 23, 2018 by Tom Bartel
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Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country–53. China is second, with 52, and Spain has 46. Most of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy, obviously, … Read more

Categories Europe, History Travel, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

What’s New in Florence Museums?

March 16, 2020June 16, 2017 by Kristin Henning
Florence Italy

Changing exhibits, illuminated texts, mummy hands, and musical instruments are just some of our new discoveries in Florence. I never feel like I’ve seen it all, and I never feel like leaving this ever-evolving city.

Categories Arts and Culture, Europe, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tags Art, churches, Eurail, Florence, museums

2016 Books and Beds

December 3, 2021January 30, 2017 by Kristin Henning
Jackson Street Books, Omaha-1

In this second annual round-up of the books I’ve read and the beds I’ve slept in, I gotta admit I’m cutting corners on the reading list. Every year, I promise … Read more

Categories Asia, Blogs and Experts, Canada, China, Croatia, Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, Mexico, North America, Our Travel Life, South Korea, Spain, Tibet, United States Tags books

50 of Our Favorite Photos of 2016

January 14, 2020January 3, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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It was a bit of an odd year for us in 2016. While we did some trips around the Midwest in the first half of the year (and Kris went … Read more

Categories Asia, Canada, China, Croatia, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, North America, Photo of the Day, Photography, Spain, Taiwan, Tibet, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, United States Tags dailyphoto, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, nova scotia, Quebec

An Exclusive Tour of Rome’s Palazzo Colonna

March 17, 2020November 6, 2016 by Kristin Henning

You may have walked right by this place, the Palazzo Colonna in the middle of Rome, and noticed nothing. Given the number of stray pieces of architecture strewn around town–columns, … Read more

Categories Europe, History Travel, Italy Tags Context Travel, rome
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